The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 28, 1933
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 132
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.5° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.06° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.67° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.